Saturday, November 23, 2013

Atlanta 34 San Diego 28 OT

Atlanta, getting healthy after a bye week, host San Diego.  The Falcons come out
Andre Rison
raring to go and take opening drive to the house. San Diego comes right back and go 86 yards on a 7;30 minute opening TD drive and after 1 it is 7-7.  After both teams punt, Atlanta facing a 3rd and 10 from their own 8 show why they are a dangerous Offense.  George hits Rison on a quick slant and Rison explodes for 81 yards to the SD 11 before being pushed out. George then finds Mathis in the end zone and Atlanta goes up 14-7. SD seems to be driving right back but Matthews strip sacks Humphries and Atlanta recovers on SD 47. George, playing as good George, leads the team down for another TD this time hitting Sanders from 11 out, and at half Atlanta leads 21-7. 

San Diego takes 3rd Q opening drive to mid field then punts and traps Atlanta at their 4 yard line. Atlanta goes 96 yards on 11 plays, the big play a 40 yard screen pass to Heyward, to take a seemingly insurmountable 28-7 lead. As the 3rd quarter winds down the game changes on 2 long Humphries' passes. First he hits Jefferson for 23, then on the very next play tosses a 42 yard TD bomb to Martin and after 3 , it is 28-14.  The 4th Quarter is ALL San Diego. SD has a long drive stall on a 4th down, but score a quick Defensive TD as George(bad George in 4th Q) is strip sacked and the fumble is returned all the way to the house and SD is suddenly within 7. Atlanta then  punts it right back.  Humphries quickly hits TE Mitchell for a huge 43 yard gain, and 3 plays later tosses a TD strike to Jefferson and we are TIED at 28 with just under 3 to go! Atlanta has a drive stall and punts to SD who also stall and we head to OT.
Atlanta gets the ball to start OT. Atlanta starts from the 11. They move down to their 48 on crisp short passes, when disaster appears to strike..on 1st down SD blitzes 3 and Whitfield (All-Pro) commits his 3rd hold of the game.  Then just as quickly the game ends as George hits Rison on a medium cross and Rison will not be caught and goes 62 yards for the victory!
Final: Atlanta 34-28 in OT

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